Bachelor of Screen Arts - Game Design Major
Course details
| NZQF Level | 7 |
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About the course
The Bachelor of Screen Arts is a three-year programme that allows you to express your creativity using the latest techniques and technology. You will engage and develop skills from day one in team work and collaboration, building critical creative problem-solving skills vital to working in the screen and gaming industries. You will develop practical skills in both 2D and 3D art and animation production to develop rich immersive experiences for a diverse range of target audiences. You will be able to work on both solo and collaborative projects so you are exposed to a wide variety of skills and experiences which will prepare you for rewarding and creative future. The Game Design major focuses on developing your creativity and technical skills to develop complex story-based interactive projects. You will be getting experience using techniques from the 2D, 3D game development. You will learn:
Character development and Storytelling Level and Game Design 2D, 3D art and animation for Games and Cut Scenes Studio and Digital Drawing Develop skills in communications, project management, leadership, and team building.
While technology moves rapidly the skills in critical thinking, research, development, leadership, and storytelling are universally transferable and will give students a foundation which will endure the changing technologies. Software includes industry standard applications such as: Maya, Zbrush, Houdini, Toom Boom Storyboard Pro, Toom Boom Harmony, Unity, Unreal, Vue, Corel Painter, Substance and Adobe collections and much more. You will be using HPZ series custom build workstations with every machine having a Wacom Cintiq along with a large range of equipment to help you on your journey. Other majors in the Bachelor of Screen Arts:
Film Digital Animation Concept Art & Design
About the provider
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) provides quality tertiary education and training across a wide range of subjects and qualifications. From certificates to postgraduate studies, we offer NZQA programmes for students to learn at a level and pathway that suits them.
We are home to the Zero Fees Scheme and are the only tertiary provider in New Zealand to offer a no tuition cost education to domestic NZ students for every year of study, at all levels.
We offer SIT programmes at campuses in Invercargill, Christchurch, Queenstown, Gore, and online through SIT2LRN Distance Learning.
We also have specialised faculties in music and rural education - MAINZ – Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand (Christchurch) and Telford in Balclutha, South Otago.